Little Joe Cartwright, So Far (by pjb)
Summary: A vintage piece from the days when Joegals ran rampant around the Bonanza community.
Definitely MA. About 6,700 words, or maybe a little more.
Soul Searching (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Adam needs to find the source of happiness before he can be happy. It is a struggle though as he has to work through a number of issues to get to that point.
Rating = T Word count = 30,312
Mrs. Hardwicke’s Parlor (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: While studying in Boston, a young Adam Cartwright finds himself a part-time job – with unexpected benefits.
My response to Brand’s 13th anniversary R-rated challenge (to include the words “lacy lingerie”)
WC: 7150 Rating: MA (for sexual content)
The Lovelee Sisters (by MissJudy)
Summary: How can two lovely women showing up in Virginia City, a meeting to award a lucrative timber contract for the Transcontinental Railroad and the Cartwrights fit together? Find out in this mystery.
Rating: K Word Count: 50488
Evil (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Adam’s life changed to a darker tone one night when he and a young lady shared some apples. Now Little Joe likes those same apples and Adam wants to protect him but can’t tell him the whole story. You can read it here though.
Rating = PG Word count = 2135
Heart of Stone (by McFair_58)
Summary: A new school teacher comes to town and Adam and Hoss fear their little brother is growing too attached to her. Little do they know that the real danger is to their father. Will Ben’s heart break if he dares to love again, and what secrets does this mysterious woman hold?
Word count: 50,584
Rated: PG-13
BTR Sourdough Starters #17 – September 2019 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: It’s the end of Summer. Use “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”, “San Antonio Rose” as your OC Inspiration.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2380
A Heart-filled Royal Flush (by EROS)
Summary: Is she really the newest working girl in Virginia City? Written for Bonanza Brand’s R-Rated 13th Anniversary Writing Challenge.
Rating: R / Mature Audience only. Not extremely explicit, but close enough. (2,775 words)
One Night (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: Adam encounters a sweet angel in San Francisco. Written for the R-Rated Anniversary Challenge.
Rated: MA (sexual content)
Word Count: 2350
Big Bad John (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Part of the story is a prequel and part is in the canon era as what happened many years earlier spurs Ben to an action which then has to be explained to his younger sons.
Rating: T Word Count: 2555
No Way Back (by Jules)
Summary: Joe Cartwright thinks he is coming to help someone, but finds himself needing help getting back to reality.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1001
Broken Bonds (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The story is the WHI for She Walks In Beauty to answer the question of what might have happened if Regan stayed and she and Hoss married. That decision would not only affect her and Hoss but Adam and the rest of the family as well. Here is one version of what those effects might be.
Rating = T Word Count = 33,467
BTR Sourdough Starters #16 – August 2019 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Playing off the theme for the month – heat and water – “Proud Mary” (Water theme), “Ringo” (Desert theme).
Rating: G, Word Count: 2687
Like Father Like Son (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Post show story. While on a trip to Abilene, Texas, Joe’s son goes missing.
Words: 693
Rating: K
The Shanghai Rooster Inn (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Ben and the boys are spending the night in Placerville and are surprised when they meet the owners of the inn. A piece based on Sweet Betsy From Pike written by John A. Stone before 1858.
Rating: K WC: 670